Bertolt Brecht - Political Theory and Literary Practice

Informationen zum Autor Betty Nance Weber (Editor) BETTY NANCE WEBER was on the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin until her death in 1979. She had published on German theater and literature and had worked with experimental theater groups producing original scripts. Her study of the chalk circle plays, Brechts Kreidekreis: Eine Interpretation , was one of the volumes chosen to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of Brecht's birth. Hubert Heinen (Editor) HUBERT HEINEN is a professor emeritus of Germanic languages at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the coauthor of Basic (Spoken) German Grammar and Paths to German Poetry and has published a number of translations of German works. Klappentext First published in 1980! this collection of fifteen original essays touches on a variety of topics related to the genesis of Brecht's works and their impact on contemporary literature! theater! and film. Discussed are Brecht's confrontation with Marxism and its political manifestations! the influence of his work on film and theater practitioners! the uses his literary descendants have made of his political commitment! and much more. Zusammenfassung First published in 1980, this collection of fifteen original essays touches on a variety of topics related to the genesis of Brecht’s works and their impact on contemporary literature, theater, and film.

Product details

• Authors: Betty Nance (EDT)/ Heinen Weber
• Assisted by: Hubert Heinen (Editor), Betty Weber (Editor), Betty Nance Weber (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2010
• EAN: 9780820334783
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-3478-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Deutsch, Europa, Drama, Theaterstücke, Drehbücher, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, DRAMA / European / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German, Literature - Classics / Criticism